Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Canadian Press: Antics of Randy Quaid and wife known on Canadian set, says producer Lantos

The antics of troubled actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were known on the Hamilton set of "Real Time," says producer Ari Lantos, who describes Quaid as a sweet and quiet man who deferred to his "micro-managing" wife.

Lantos, the son of producing giant Robert Lantos, said Tuesday from his Toronto office that a string of wild stories involving the couple "struck a familiar chord" with him.

"Their relationship is a strange one — she's certainly the dominant personality," said Lantos, who spent about a month with the couple during a wintry shoot in the spring 2007.

In the Canadian feature, "Real Time," Quaid starred as a hitman out to kill a young gambler, played by Jay Baruchel. On the first day of rehearsal, Lantos recalls that Quaid insisted on portraying his character as Australian, even though the role had not been written that way. Forced to accommodate Quaid's quirky decision, the film nevertheless worked in the end, he says.

He certainly got older from what I remember and it looks like he is a quite colorful character.

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